Lost Inside You

drawing, figurative, self portrait, still life, studio photograph

2010-2011

"Lost Inside You" depicts situations where inhibitions have been let go, enabling exploration of sexuality, gender and relationships. The images delve into states of vulnerability, points where I am open to the viewer and honest with myself. I unabashedly embody my weaknesses. Impulses are no longer repressed; rather I acknowledge the validity of urges and surrender to instincts.

The drawings also have an element of fetishism and pleasuring the self, which aims to evoke passion while recognizing the inherent narcissism of self portraiture.

Afternoon Delight, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches

Afternoon Delight, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches

Studio, Madison, WI, 2011

Studio, Madison, WI, 2011

The HoneyBears, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches

The HoneyBears, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches

Full of Me, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches

Full of Me, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches

Drowning in LOKO, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches

Drowning in LOKO, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches

Everything is Clear in the Dark, Graphite on paper, 36 x 29 inches

Everything is Clear in the Dark, Graphite on paper, 36 x 29 inches

Keep It Together, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches

Keep It Together, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches

Studio, Madison, WI, 2010

Studio, Madison, WI, 2010

That Girl, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches

That Girl, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches

The Fall of Summer, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches

The Fall of Summer, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches

Too Easily Compromised, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches

Too Easily Compromised, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches

It Was Supposed to be Temporary, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches

It Was Supposed to be Temporary, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches

Hosed, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches

Hosed, Graphite on paper, 50 x 38 inches